Originally Posted by
littleArnold
... i guess I am still confused? I thought Fixie meant it was fixed one one speed or one single speed? There is a difference between single speed and fixie?
Out here they sell single speed bikes with narrow flat handle bars and they call them "fixies" even though they freewheel. They have brakes on both wheels. On the velodrome they race fixed gear bikes with no brakes, they use force against the pedals to slow down. Some people ride these track bikes on the road, usually adding a front brake.
A friend of mine rides a fixed gear bike thousands of miles, he's done the Paris Brest Paris twice on it.